Kevin McNeil is a Transformational Speaker, Victim Advocate, author, and CEO of the Twelve Project, an organization that educates the world on the effects of trauma and  abuse on individuals, families, and communities. Kevin’s passion is to help others heal from the effects of trauma and abuse. He is a renowned speaker who shares lessons from his own life experiences that transform, motivate, and inspire an individual’s mindset and potential. 

     Kevin retired from the DeKalb County Police Department of Georgia after 20 years of  service. He served eight years as a Police Officer, and twelve years as a Special Victims Unit Detective. His training and attention to detail helped him solve several high-profile serial rape cases in the Atlanta area. Kevin’s background coupled with his extensive research on trauma and the effects of abuse, defines and differentiates his message. He travels internationally speaking on topics relevant to Child Advocacy Centers, Police  Departments, Department of Family and Children Services, District Attorney’s Offices,  athletic organizations, schools and universities, parents, and foster parents, as well as community members. Kevin has appeared on numerous radio, television, and podcast programs; including TV One’s crime investigative series ‘Fatal Attraction’ and has been a guest on Jim Clemente’s podcast ‘Best Case, Worst Case,’ along with being featured in several magazine articles.  

     Kevin has delivered the keynote presentation and workshops at the International Child Symposium on Child Abuse in Huntsville, Alabama, delivered a plenary  presentation and workshops at the San Diego International Conference on Child and  Family Maltreatment in San Diego, California, and has spoken at events sponsored by  Darkness to Light, GNESA, and numerous Child Advocacy Centers across the United States. In April of 2019, he traveled to Bermuda to help train law enforcement surrounding child abuse and child sexual assault; and in 2022 he traveled to Bermuda a second time to participate on television talk show to discuss child abuse.   

     Kevin’s mission is to “motivate change in the world through trauma and abuse education,” and his vision is to “create a better tomorrow for today’s children.”